Royal Society announces Dorothy Hodgkin Fellows for 2016

24 October 2016

The Royal Society has announced the appointment of 13 new Dorothy Hodgkin Fellows for 2016. This year the prestigious Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship programme has been able to expand, due to funding from the Royal Society for an additional four fellowships and thanks to additional support from the Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) for two fellowships. The researchers have started taking up their new posts at institutions across the UK from the start of October.

This year the announcement also includes the appointment of two Royal Society - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellows. The fellowships are funded through continued partnership with the EPSRC.

The newly appointed Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellows are working on a diverse range of projects including evaluating the effects of a future dip in the Sun’s activity on European climate and investigating the neurobiology of resilience after child maltreatment.

The scheme is for outstanding scientists and engineers in the UK at an early stage of their research career who require a flexible working pattern due to personal circumstances such as parenting or caring responsibilities. It is designed to help successful candidates progress to permanent academic positions across the UK.

The Society is pleased to announce the next round for 2017 opened earlier this year on 29/09/2016 and will close on 24/11/2016. Please note this is earlier than previous years.